Kathy Buckworth is an award-winning writer, television personality and public speaker, with numerous publishing credits in both national and local magazines and newspapers. Her monthly column, "Funny Mummy" appears on over 25 websites across Canada, the U.S. and New Zealand, as well as in print.
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He's Your Brother, Not a Target
2010/01/08
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I used to think I was doing my kids a favour by providing them with a handy assortment of siblings to play with, grow up with, bond with, share with, have a special relationship with, and most importantly to share the burden of planning for their mother’s old age with. I wasn’t counting on the added benefit of always having a sibling to punch, torture, condemn, condescend to, and generally ridicule.
With two boys and two girls (I’m a good planner), you would think that they would have the perfect companion for whatever activity they wanted to engage in. This is, in fact, somewhat true. Two of them play hockey, two of them enjoy golf, two like arts and crafts, two are into Zhu Zhu pets, two are into painting their toenails, and surprisingly, the lines between the oldest/youngest and boys/girls isn’t divided exactly how you’d think. (I will admit to purchasing a bottle of nail polish remover prior to an indoor swimming pool visit lest the other fellows in the change room were bothered by him.) On the surface, and for five or ten minutes at a time, perfect.
But the entertainment they most frequently engage in with each other is much darker. It involves laughing when a brother falls (possibly having tripped him in the first place), convincing a trusting little sister to stand under a bucket of water holding a broom handle, regenerating the old “Mom says you’re adopted” taunt, hidden pockets of hot sauce, and of course the universal “You’re so stupid.”
I’d actually like to do a study of top level executives and others successful in their chosen fields to see if the number of siblings increased their chances of making it to the top – because once someone’s told you your Mother treats you the best because you’re the ugliest in the house, I’ve got to think you’re well equipped to handle just about anything. Even planning for your mother’s declining years. You’re welcome, kids.
Kathy Buckworth is the author of several humour parenting books, including “The BlackBerry Diaries: Adventures in Modern Motherhood.” Look for “Shut Up & Eat: Tales of Chicken, Children & Chardonnay” to be released in March, 2010.
Also check out www.kathybuckworth.com for more from Kathy.
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